COLOSTRUM…
…FOR THE TREATMENT OF COLDS

PILL PRODUCTION: One of Norway’s most successful health food products, CuraMed, made from colostrum, is now being produced on contract in Denmark for distribution all over the world

Until 2000, the Danish biotech company Bifodan, whose production includes the probiotic product Bifolac for the treatment of diarrhoea and the female intimate hygiene product EcoVag, distributed its products in Norway through CuraMed, a Norwegian pharmaceutical company. Thereafter, Bifodan established its own sales channels, but the collaboration between the two Nordic companies was not forgotten. Bifodan will now produce on contract one of Norway’s most successful health food products, a lozenge for the treatment of colds. The lozenge is made from Norwegian bovine colostrum.

Knowledgeable about colostrum
“CuraMed collects and processes the colostrum which then is freeze-dried. It is then delivered to us, and we make the lozenges as well as the packs in the language version that CuraMed has ordered,” says managing director of Bifodan, Preben Borelli. “And that is exactly our ball game. Out of a handful of companies around the world, we probably know most about processing colostrum and lactic acid bacteria for the healthcare sector. In addition, we are known for being a highly conscientious company regarding quality control and skills in the sector.” Bifodan is one of Scandinavia’s leading healthcare contract manufacturers. The company specialises in pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements such as probiotics, vitamins and minerals, herbal treatments and probiotics in combination with dietary supplements. Apart from contract manufacturing Bifodan produces private labels for others and has a number of its own brands.

Perfect partner
“In addition to making the products, we handle a number of other specialities as a sourced company,” says Preben Borelli. “It can be in granulation or tabletting in the form of chewing tablets, swallowable or as lozenges. We take care of the encapsulation or do the coating. We are also perfect at packaging due to our highly developed machinery that manages everything in blister packs, alu tubes, plastic jars, sachets and sticks. And since we are certified by the Danish Medicines Agency and the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, as well as the Danish Environmental Agency, and our facilities comply with the Good Manufacturing Practice regulations governing medical products, it makes us the perfect partner.”

Old dairy
Bifodan’s core competence in lactic acid comes from the company’s origins in one of Denmark’s innovative dairies. Bifodan’s own brand and private label efforts centre on the development of dry probiotic products and other preparations for preserving and improving human health. Bifodan’s own human isolated patented bacteria are used in several products.

Potential
Preben Borelli expects a lot from the collaboration with Norway’s CuraMed concerning the production of the colostrum tablets. “There is a lot of potential in the combination of colostrum and lactic acid bacteria. Both are products which help to strengthen the human immune system and give a good life. And we have the research skills and practical experience as well as the machinery for flexible production at competitive prices.”

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